Neck-yoke



H. JACOBS. Neck-Yoke.

, No. 225,058. 7 Patented Mar. 2, 1880.

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HENRY JACOBS, OF SANDUSKY, OHIO.

NECK-YOKE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No, 225,058, dated March 2,1880. Application filed September 20, 1879.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY J AGOBS, of Sandusky, county of Erie, State ofOhio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Neck- Yokes and Ideclare the following to be such a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention as will enable others skilled in the art to which itpertains to make and use it, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, which form a part of this specification.

My invention consists in a neck-yoke tip copsisting of a ferrule or capadapted. to receive the end of the neck-yoke, said ferrule or cap havingan elongated-wearing-plate formed solid therewith, said plate beingarc-shaped in transverse section and having a loop formed solidtherewith.

Myinvention consists, also, in providing the pole loop or strap whichsupports the pole with a metallic embracing-piece or buckle,-

through which the ends of the strap pass, and which holds them snugly tothe yoke, the sides of the said buckle being depressed so as to bearupon the faces of the strap, leaving the end portions of the bucklebulged outward, so as not to comein contact with the strap, therebypreventing the strap from being cut or torn at its edges when in use.

In the drawings Figure 1 represents one of my improved neck-yoke tips.Fig. 2 represents my improved embracing-piece or buckle okeforholdingthe L ole-loop or supporting-strap. Fig. 3 represents a faceview, looking against the said piece or buckle; Fig. 4:, a separate viewof the said buckle or embracingpiece. Fig. 5 is a cross-section throughthe neck-yoke, centerstrap, and embracing-piece.

A is the neck-yoke. B is a ring or ferrule which embraces the end of thepole-yoke. To this ring or ferrule is rigidly cast or attached thewearing-piece O. D is the retaining-loop, its ends being firmly andpermanently attached to the wearing-plate O. The part 0 is so connectedwith the ring or ferrule B that it will lie along the outer surface ofthe neckyoke, instead of being countersunk into the surface of the yoke,as heretofore. Screws 0 serve to hold the plate G to the neck-yoke.

By thus forming the plate O so as to rest upon instead of within thesurface of the neckyoke, considerable expense is saved in themanufacture, which, in an article of this nature, where the margins areexceedingly small, is a great desideratum. So, also, the feature ofterminating the ends of the loop D in the plate 0 is important.Heretofore the ends of these loops have usually been passed through theneck-yoke and clinched upon the opposite side; but this frequently,where the wood is well seasoned, cracks the wood, which crack, extendingback, impairs or destroys the neck yoke. So, also, the clinching of theends of the loop mars the surface, and requires filing and dressing inorder to make a proper finish, and adds expense in the manufacture.

The part B may be in the nature of a plain ring, permitting the wood atthe end of the neck-yoke to project through it and be finished with anacorn or in other suitable manner, as shown at B or the part B may bemade of metal solid with the ring B, and the end of the neck-yoke befinished with a suitable dowel adapted to enter a corresponding hole inthe tip.

A rib or edge, E, may be formed upon the under side of the ring B,adjacent to the end of the neck-yoke, to enter a corresponding notch inthe wood, so as to prevent any tendency of the wood to turn within thering.

F is a strap having the loop which supports the pole. G is theembracing-piece or buckle, having a central orifice, g, for the passageof the ends of the strap F. This buckle has two parallel bars, whichbars are depressed along their central portions, g, where they bear uponthe opposite faces of the strap, but their ends g are permitted to bulgeoutward, so as not to bear upon the edges of the strap. Heretofore, whenbuckles of this character have been used, those parts have been made tobear upon the strap across its whole breadth, and consequently, when thestrap was twisted, as is frequently the case in use, (in fact,unavoidable,) the edge of the strap would be brought against the edge ofthe metal, thus soon cutting the strap, impairing its strength, and soondestroying it altogether. I

The portions g areinclined outward from the neck-yoke, so as to conformmore nearly with the natural surface of the strap at this point, andalso permit the strap, as it becomes stretched, to draw through thebuckle, while the buckle will prevent its drawing back and thus becomingloose upon the neck-yoke.

What I claim is 1. A neck-yoke tip consisting of a ring or cap, B,adapted to encircle the end of a neckyoke, and having a wearing-plate,0, formed solid therewith, said Wearing-plate not encircling theneck-yoke, but fitting against the side thereof, and having a loop, D,formed solid therewith, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, with a neck-yoke, of a ring or cap, 13, adapted toencircle the end of a neck-yoke, and having a wearing plate, 0, formedsolid. therewith, said wearing-plate not encircling the neck-yoke, butfitting against the side thereof and having a loop, D, formed solidtherewith, and rivets or screws 0, for'securing the wearin gplate to theneck-yoke, substantially as set forth.

, 3. The combination, with a neck-yoke, of a ring or cap, B, adapted toencircle the end of the neck-yoke, and having a wearing-plate, 0, formedsolid therewith, saidwearing-plate not encircling the neck-yoke, butfitting against the side thereof and having a loop, D, formed solidtherewith, and a rib, E, adapted to enter a corresponding notch in theneck-yoke, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination, with a neck-yoke, of a center strap, F, and anembracing-piece or buckle, G, having a central passagefor the ends ofthe strap, the said buckle being provided with depressions g and bulgedportions 9 whereby a firm bearing is had upon the strap beneath itsedges and its edges left free, substantially as and for the purposesdescribed.

5. As an article of manufacture, the piece G, provided with the parallelbars 9, depressed along their middle portions and bulged outwardly atg', substantially as and for the purposes described.

6. As a new article of manufacture, a piece, G, having the depressedportions g and bulged portions 9 the said portions g inclined outwardfrom their outer to their inner edges, substantially as and for thepurposes described.

Vitness my hand at Sandusky, Ohio, this Witnesses:

W. E. CHAPMAN, ,W. P. SPENCER.

